The Boeing 747. Since 1970 it has been transporting passengers and freight around the world at Mach 0.85, or 570 mph. Have you ever had the pleasure of being the passenger—or crew—on one of these airliners? If you have, you know it’s pretty amazing. If not, you’ll have to take my word for it. It [...]

I clipped the following excerpt from the comments section from a blog post at TF Metals Report, so I don’t know the accuracy; however, there’s no reason to believe that it’s bad data. And the reason for re-posting here: this is the kind of financial report that will likely be driving the PM sector for [...]

It seems to me that Stephen Leeb, and others, like to state versions of the following quote: “If people see gold go up to $1,800, $1,900, which in my opinion is nothing compared to what you are going to see, they are going to say, ‘Something is really wrong with the West.’ That is one [...]

“Just say ‘gold’ and their eyes light right up, like the first time they had the best toy ever, and that’s all they can talk about is gold and gold.”

The Politics of Money by Gregory Mannarino is a wide-ranging work that provides an insider’s view of the major issues involved in the current (and worse to come) U.S. financial disaster.

Anybody remember the group of shriveled-up grapes singing and dancing their way through “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”? If you’re under 40 then maybe not, but it was a big hit during a 1980s-era TV ad campaign. They even hired Michael Jackson to sing the theme song that Marvin Gaye made famous—can’t get any [...]

It makes complete sense that guys and gals who are gold aficionados would be rooting for the 49ers—right? Y’all remember learning about the original 49ers—the 1849-ers? The guys (99% guys!) and gals who participated in the epic, world-changing dash to California to strike it rich. Oh, of course there was the nasty, death-defying cross-country trek [...]

Is a game being played between London and New York? Across the pond we jump—from East to West—and discover radically different “prices” for gold and silver. Hmmm. What’s going on here, Dr. Watson? First, the rundown for 2012 in gold: GOLD Monthly Closing LBMA PM Fixes for 2012… Jan … $1,744.00 Feb … $1,770.00 Mar [...]